Season: Spring 2007

Lecture - First United Methodist Church, Sanctuary

Creativity: The Holy Other as Transcendent Healer in Analysis, Community and Culture

Tess Castleman
Jan, 19 2007
Although neither traditional nor radically alternative, creative expression in Jungian analysis arises as the third transcendent healing opportunity, completing the dyad of analyst and analysand. This creative third can be a dream or an active imagination, sometimes in the form of a work of art, sometimes not, but always expressing the transcendent function of the ... Read more
Workshop - First United Methodist Church, Fireside Room

Writing: The Door In

Tess Castleman
Jan, 20 2007
Using innovative techniques inspired by Natalie Goldberg and Julia Cameron in their presentations on creative writing, as well as Tess Castleman’s own approach devised from fifteen years of conducting writing seminars, workshop participants will engage in an experiential writing process drawing upon their inner world. Participants will benefit from giving expression to their own voices, ... Read more
Lecture - First Unitarian Church Main Street Sanctuary

Seabiscuit: The Little Horse that Could, and Did, and Still Does

Lyn Cowan
Feb, 16 2007
The word “hero” is so broadly used in our day that it begins to lose its mythic sense. But the mythic Hero – larger than life and required to accomplish impossible tasks at great risk, bringing hope and redemption to lesser mortals – stands in an important relationship to the Self. Implied in the Hero’s ... Read more
Workshop - First Unitarian Church Main Street Sanctuary

Many are Called – But How to Answer?

Lyn Cowan
Feb, 17 2007
The word “vocation” means “a calling,” experienced as an inner voice that prompts us to follow a certain path in life. But “vocation” is more than an occupational aptitude or career path; it involves a sense of Destiny, of purposefulness – not merely blind Fate –that deepens our sense of self as we grow older. ... Read more
Lecture - First United Methodist Church, Sanctuary

Trauma and Psychic Creativity

John Beebe
Mar, 09 2007
One of the most remarkable capacities of the psyche is its ability to manage traumatic experiences. Taking as examples major innovative works of art from the history of painting and film, Dr. Beebe will illustrate the strategies the psyche adopts when forced to manage its sense of violation and disillusionment through creativity. He will then ... Read more
Lecture - First United Methodist Church, Sanctuary

Cosmos and Psyche: Jungian Archetypes and Astrology

Richard Tarnas
Apr, 13 2007
Jung began to examine astrology as early as 1911, when he mentioned his inquiries in a letter to Freud. That interest gradually developed into a major focus of investigation, and in his later years Jung devoted himself with considerable passion to astrological research. “Astrology,” he stated, “represents the sum of all the psychological knowledge of ... Read more
Workshop - First United Methodist Church, Fireside Room

Cosmos and Psyche: Jungian Archetypes and Astrology

Richard Tarnas
Apr, 14 2007
Saturday will be devoted to a more in-depth survey of the observed archetypal correlations, the relevant principles of astrological analysis, and the new horizon of possibility this perspective opens up for facilitating both individuation and collective self-awareness.
Lecture - First United Methodist Church, Sanctuary

Why Good People Do Bad Things: Revisiting the Shadow

James Hollis
May, 11 2007
For each of us there are energies, motives, agendas which operate outside our conscious control and sometimes are contrary to our professed values. These energies, which Jung collectively identified as the Shadow, might best be defined not as evil, but as that which makes us uncomfortable with ourselves. Such energies represent an enormous invitation for ... Read more
Workshop - First United Methodist Church, Sanctuary

Engaging the Personal Shadow

James Hollis
May, 12 2007
What is our personal Shadow? How may we come to know that which is by definition unconscious within us? A series of exercises and questions will help provide greater self-awareness. Our learning objectives will be to explore: What is meant by the concept of the Shadow? How does the Shadow show up in personal, psychological ... Read more

“The capacity for inner dialogue is a touchstone for outer objectivity.”

Collected Works, Vol 8, para 187

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